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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Elephants Can’t Swim
10-5 110.28
103.49
 
VS
proj
Boondock Saints 16
94.2 8-7
116.37

Boondock Saints 16 come up short of expectations, lose to Elephants Can’t Swim, 110.28-94.20

There's no sugarcoating it, Boondock Saints 16 dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Elephants Can’t Swim came back to earn a 110.28-94.20 victory. Despite trailing 91.10-72.70 heading into Monday night, Elephants Can’t Swim roared back behind Drew Brees (28.28 points) and Jared Cook (7.4). Patrick Mahomes (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and Travis Kelce (11 Rec, 142 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Boondock Saints 16 in the loss. This marks the second time this season Elephants Can’t Swim have taken down Boondock Saints 16, after winning 91.5-86.32 in their last matchup. Elephants Can’t Swim will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Boondock Saints 16 seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Elephants Can’t Swim   Boondock Saints 16

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 31.9 points against his 14.49-point projection. During a 29-22 win over the 49ers, he caught 13 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jones ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Elephants Can’t Swim
Points
% of total points 110.28
1
Julio Jones
WR
31.9
14.49
28.9%
2
Drew Brees
QB
28.28
21.51
25.6%
3
James White
RB
13.7
11.09
12.4%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
10.6
8.65
9.6%
Boondock Saints 16
Points
% of total points 94.2
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.7
23.31
25.2%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
19.7
12.97
20.9%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
16
12.63
17%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
10.6
11.72
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard catch for Elephants Can’t Swim, helping the team to a 10.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Boondock Saints 16 owned a 65.80-34.40 lead. For Elephants Can’t Swim, James White had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Boondock Saints 16 with a 41-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Elephants Can’t Swim during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Elephants Can’t Swim   Boondock Saints 16

What If

Elephants Can’t Swim would have beaten only three other teams besides Boondock Saints 16 this week.
Boondock Saints 16 would have lost to just three other teams besides Elephants Can’t Swim this week.
If they played Boondock Saints 16 every week, Elephants Can’t Swim would be 9-6 this season.
Elephants Can’t Swim would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Boondock Saints 16.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Elephants Can’t Swim, Boondock Saints 16 would be 8-5.
If Elephants Can’t Swim had played every team in the league each week, they would be 121-88.
If they played every team every week, Boondock Saints 16 would be 112-97.

Coach Talk

Elephants Can’t Swim
Whoa, that Colts defense didn't know what hit 'em! 29 completions on 30 attempts... good enough for a 97 percent completion percentage for Drew Brees. We know the GM of Elephants Can’t Swim is thankful for that attention to detail.
Boondock Saints 16
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The eight starting offensive skill players (three WRs, three RBs, two TEs) on Boondock Saints 16 combined to register a whopping 570 yards from scrimmage. No one from that group, unfortunately, was able to score a touchdown in Week 15.